Altruistic behavior can be increased by enhancing gamma-band communication between frontal and parietal brain networks

Sex differences in brain volume emerge before birth, groundbreaking research suggests

Living ‘mini brains’ meet next-generation bioelectronics: « New ‘pop-up’ device lets scientists map and manipulate activity in human neural organoids

Form can determine how probiotics impact the brain

Psychosis rates may be climbing among younger generations

New research shows children who reported feeling less safe in their neighborhoods tended to have smaller amygdalas, a deep brain structure that helps assess threats and process emotions

Researchers identified a liver protein produced during exercise that strengthens the brain’s protective barrier and improves memory in aging mice

Neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disease, and cancer are explained by a common fundamental pathological mechanism involving endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium dysregulation and representing a multi-disease therapeutic target…

A new study reveals that the adult human brain continues to produce new neurons throughout life, a process that is highly active in older individuals with exceptional memories but severely limited in those with Alzheimer’s disease.

Using awake fMRI, researchers found that 2 month old infants already have structured visual categories in ventrotemporal cortex, resembling adult patterns

Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests

Young adults reporting psychotic experiences, such as brief hallucinations or delusion-like thoughts in otherwise healthy individuals, have older-looking brains in MRI scans

Researchers trained brain organoids, tiny pieces of brain tissue grown in the lab, to solve a fundamental benchmark problem in engineering called the “inverted pendulum” or “cart-pole” problem

Autism related hyperexcitability was transferred to healthy neurons by extracellular vesicles from mutant cells in a SHANK3 model, whereas stem cell derived vesicles rescued hyperexcitability…

Wealthier men show higher metabolism in brain regions controlling reward and stress

With the launch of the Australian Psychiatric Research Knowledge Bank (APsyK Bank), scientists and doctors are joining forces, sharing insights, and unlocking discoveries to improve mental health care for everyone

Study reports associations between infants’ head growth patterns and risk of autism

Study Identifies New Genetic Pathways Linked to Dyslexia

Scientists Discover a Brain Circuit That Enhances Physical Endurance

Measuring activation during behavioral activation therapy: a proof-of-concept study using smartphone sensors and LLM-derived ratings in adolescents with anhedonia

Discomfort with making eye contact is not exclusive to individuals with autism diagnosis but scales with autistic traits found in the population

Duration between rewards controls the rate of behavioral and dopaminergic learning

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters the expression of genes in the endocannabinoid system in key brain regions, affecting areas involved in reward, impulse control and decision-making

Scientists engineered CAR-T cell immunotherapy to target plaques of a key Alzheimer’s-causing protein in the brain called amyloid beta

Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnose

Sleep disturbance drives intestinal stem cell damage from increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by heightened 5-HT4 receptor activation via a brain–gut vagal circuit

Math learning disability affects how the brain tackles problems

A new study has found that high-precision brain training can help novice meditators learn the practice more effectively

Exposures to high nighttime temperature during early and late pregnancy were associated with autism risk in children, a result of concern in a warming world.

Brain scans reveal neural connectivity deficits in Long COVID and ME/CFS

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